Ghost Dog: The way of the samurai

Tim Roche

Ghost Dog: The way of the samurai

Genre Films, Remakes, and Sequels


The movie as listed on IMDb is an action crime drama; the movie was in a way like a mob movie mixed with a rogue warrior film. It was a great combo and it fit perfectly in a modern day atmosphere, the movie used quotes from a book the main character was reading to help tell the story and to move the story forward. The film was like a mob movie because well the mob was in the movie and played a big role in making the main character who he was and what he would do. The rogue warrior aspect can in as you realized this guy had very little people close to him and would live secluded on top of a building with his birds. He had very little social interactions and was a mysterious guy. As with most rogue warriors they find a young child who share the same interests in that they do and in a way they both teach each other some things, and as I all those things the master dies and you see the child start to rise and meet there masters teachings.

01:22:26

This movie was a great watch and I really enjoyed it. Although what he was doing in the eyes of the law was wrong he kind of made up for it by not just being a crazed lunatic but just following a code that was made hundreds of years ago that hundreds had also followed. The movie was a great way to tell a story of basically a modern day samurai, even though not in the typical sense of a samurai. For a rating I will give this movie a 10/10    

The Thin Blue Line

Tim Roche

The Thin Blue Line

Adaptations

The Thin Blue Line is a documentary staged around an innocent man's murder trial and its outcomes. The structure of the film consisted as like a TV show how they would have the people involved in the case be interviewed. Scenes where then reenacted to give the viewer a picture of what may of happened. The director adapted stories told by the people being interviewed into a movie, they took what the people could remember and what was written down, to draw pictures of what happened. If they were to reenact the whole night in which the documentary took place it would be took much so they summarized hours of time by having the person being interviewed tell what happened but only show signs and little blips.

 01:08:48

The movie was okay it felt like I was watching a TV show, I personally don't like crime investigation shows. The use of news articles was pretty cool and it helped paint the picture of what life was like when this case was happening. This movie although boring at points, could at others keep me watching, it is also good to see both sides and i felt as though the director did a very good job. I would rate this movie at 5/10.

Se7en

Tim Roche
Se7en

Sound

While watching the movie Se7en, the sound was a big part in the movie like it is in most movies. However, in Se7en I felt as though invisible sound was used heavily in the beginning and teetered off towards the end by it played a big in making the viewer feel like how the characters were feeling. They are in this big world and they are surrounded by this mass chaos. The use of high volume and high tension are used in such occasions in the movie, and the use of more solemn music during the thinking aspects, the music in the movie was used very well.

00:03:36

I very much enjoyed the movie it is not my favorite type of movie and would not watch it again but for what the movie was and the way the director wanted you to feel it made me feel that way. I felt worried for the characters at points I felt puzzled when they were puzzled and got angry when they did. This movie was great and will give it a 10/10 for the amount of work they did and how it made me feel and for a great plot.

12 Monkeys

Tim Roche
12 Monkeys

Editing

The use of editing is used a lot in this movie with a whole bunch of cutting from actor to actor. This is used in the institution where Cole meets Jeffery. One of the most prominent scenes is when Cole breaks out while Jeffery is causing a ruckus to allow Cole to leave. During the scene the camera cut back and fourth between Cole and Jeffery, as we watch we are on the edge of our seats hoping Cole makes it out but we are unsure do to the mental state he is in due to medication. As we switch back to Jeffery who as time goes on is unable to keep causing a distraction and periodically tries to help Cole along with his perhaps only chance to escape. Another time when the use of editing helps change the mood is when Cole is accidently sent in the midst of World War I and with the viewer just as confused as Cole the camera keeps changing to help give us the feeling of urgency that those very soilders are feeling.

00:31:21

The movie was a change from what I would consider watching but i really enjoyed it. It may not be the most original idea however the movie did it well with adding in some comedy and the greatness of the actors who enhanced the watching experience. For a rating of this movie I would give it a 9/10 because I liked the idea of the plot and the circumstances the main character was thrown into.   

 

The Host (2006)

Tim Roche
The Host (2006)

Visual Design

In The Host there are many subtle visual design elements that create the mood and atmosphere. The use of water both simulates life and death, water along with toxic chemicals brings life to the monster, the water although not really shown gives the park family the ability to sell such favorite foods as squid, while when the dad/grandpa died it starts raining to change the mood to sadness.
    With everyone scared of a fictitious virus we got the feeling it was bad with civilians and sick wearing medical masks provoking a little madness in the mass. The use of smoke also created the visual of deadly, smoke is used in the beginning with the morg. guy dumping the toxic chemicals down the drain as he was also wearing a re-breather and chemical mask. The use of smoke was then used again to weaken the monster and help free the two children.

01:44:06

The movie over all was alright, it wasn't as good as I felt it could have been however it wasn't a total blowout and did good on some aspects that could have made it way worse. For example even though it wasn't a big background on the monster they gave some which allowed the audience to fill in the rest with whatever they want. I would rate the movie a 6/10 because it just didn't captivate me in the way most movies would.

Pan's Labyrinth

Tim Roche
Pan's Labyrinth


symbolism

Many parts of the movie had foreshadowing and symbolism to which the movie had little back stories on. One thing is the watch in which the Caption had took from Ofelia's dead father. When soldiers died they would smash the watch to record when they died to let their family know. In the movie the Caption, Ofelia's step-father, had taken the watch and fixed to try and erase any information and memory of Ofelia's father. Taking the watch and fixing it foreshadowed that he was going to die with the same watch and would hope his son would know about him. The Caption would periodically be looking at the watch as though his time was limited and he was trying to do what he needs to do before his time is up. Then there is the time in the movie where Ofelia's second task is timed and she must finish what needs to be done before the hourglass runs out of time.

 

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This movie kept me entertain throughout the whole movie, the only part is that is wish I knew Spanish to not have to have subtitles and not have to read the movie and pay more attention to what was going on all around the screen. This movie was very good 9/10

Vertigo

Tim Roche
Vertigo

Theme

Vertigo is a movie where the theme focuses on the character, John Ferguson, who in the beginning finds out that he has developed vertigo. The movie draws on that you at points have more knowledge on what happened that the character. You follow John as he changes from a happy guy playing around to a guy who falls in love and goes mad. I would have given this movie a 9 or 10 if it ended 20 minutes earlier but because the ending got a little weird and started to drag on I will give the movie a 7/10.

In the picture below, John is messing around with midge about having vertigo and saying he can cure it by working his way to higher heights and but we soon find out it was a bad idea.

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